Theology of Deputy Barney Fife
ONCE UPON A TIME I wrote jokingly that I’d have trouble with the Sermon on the Mount if Jesus had the squeaky voice of Deputy Barney Fife from the “The Andy Griffith Show.” Then an old friend of mine said Barney’s take on the Jesus line “Go and sin no more” might work just fine: “Nip it. Nip it in the bud.” Mayberry’s Bible values Hits and near misses That got me wondering how Barney might react to some of the other teachings in the Bible…or how he might paraphrase them…or what his comeback might be. So I put him …
